If I'd Said Her Lips (Were Anything at All) by Seth Elkins
if i said that her lips
were anything i'd imagined
i'd be lying.
upon further discussion,
a cavity forms
in the space above us;
it is the calling
of arms, and the
drowning of legs;
the stitching
of hands, and the
crossing of hearts.
this time -i hope-
this time...
dilate
her hips
sweep-sweep to either side
in perpetual figure eights,
and "collapse"
is not an
"appropriate"
adjective.
in withdrawing flesh
from flesh -however
boldly stained- i am caught
again.
this time,
i'll wash the sinned
of that last time,
where we spoke
the most, about
sharing a space in the gallows.
Seth Elkins lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is 26 years old, and already older than he had anticipated.
were anything i'd imagined
i'd be lying.
upon further discussion,
a cavity forms
in the space above us;
it is the calling
of arms, and the
drowning of legs;
the stitching
of hands, and the
crossing of hearts.
this time -i hope-
this time...
dilate
her hips
sweep-sweep to either side
in perpetual figure eights,
and "collapse"
is not an
"appropriate"
adjective.
in withdrawing flesh
from flesh -however
boldly stained- i am caught
again.
this time,
i'll wash the sinned
of that last time,
where we spoke
the most, about
sharing a space in the gallows.
Seth Elkins lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is 26 years old, and already older than he had anticipated.
